Bill Summary

SB 676 Animal Welfare (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Arrington Co Sponsors: Leek CS Sponsors: Fiscal Policy
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Summary
Animal Welfare; Creating the offense of causing or enticing a minor to commit, or in the presence of a minor committing, animal cruelty; requiring a court to order a minor who commits specified acts of animal cruelty to undergo a psychological evaluation and, if recommended, receive counseling or treatment for a specified time period; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to post on its website specified information relating to each individual convicted of specified animal cruelty offenses; creating the offense of causing or enticing a minor to commit, or in the presence of a minor committing, fighting or baiting animals; increasing the maximum civil penalty for specified violations of ordinances relating to animal control or cruelty, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2026
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committees of reference
   S Criminal Justice
   S Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
   S Fiscal Policy
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Actions
12/01/25
SENATE
Filed
12/09/25
SENATE
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
01/05/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice, 01/12/26, 1:30 pm, 37 S
01/12/26
SENATE
Favorable by Criminal Justice; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/12/26
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
01/16/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 01/21/26, 1:30 pm, 37 S
01/21/26
SENATE
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/21/26
SENATE
Now in Fiscal Policy
02/06/26
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Estimating Impact Conference, 02/09/26, 09:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
02/19/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 412 K
02/24/26
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Fiscal Policy; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/25/26
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/25/26
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/02/26
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
03/04/26
SENATE
Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 0559; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 0559
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bill text & filed amendments
0676
Filed on 12/01/25
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Amendment 605520 DE
Arrington
Filed on 02/20/26
Replaced by CS
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0676C1
Filed on 02/25/26
PDF
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
828.12
828.122
828.126
828.27
921.0022
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